Market day is as much a social event as an opportunity to shop.
Markets provide the ingredients for
Provence recipes.
Provence Markets, South of France Village Markets
A Provence Cooking Vacation
can be fun when market day comes.
Each of the larger villages in
Provence hold a market day, some
more than one.
This is a day when vendors come
from distant areas with fish meat
wines and produce.
If you are in a small village this is a
good time to buy fresh fish and other
ingredients not available in the village
stores. Wine and olive oil,cheese and
especially fish come in mobile vans
to the festive markets.
The Provence Culinary Vacation in June is made more fun because in Provence, cherries,
apricots, and melons ripen in June making it a great time for a culinary vacation
Provence Cooking of the many healthy recipes can be big part of a culinary vacation.
In June the markets will provide the fresh ingredients for many traditional Provence vegetable recipes
which will include tomato, zucchini, and eggplant.
June brings cherries, apricots, peaches and the markets will provide artisanal Provence goat cheese and the
jugs of Cotes du Rhone. Bring your own jugs to the olive oil mill and vineyard and market for wine and olive
oil
Provence Markets in the
South of France are held in
each Village on certain days.
Market Days in Provence
are a tradition that adds to
the Culinary Vacation or
Provence food tour because
they bring fish, produce,
and cheeses not found in
the village shops of
Provence
Culinary Vacation in Provence, the South of France
The market bring the fresh ingredients for traditional Provence
recipes.
Fontville has its
market days on
Monday and Friday
Saint Remy-de-Provence holds its
market on Wednesday in the center
of the old city
Saint Martin de Crau has a Friday Market
Maussane Les
Alpilles has a
Thursday Market
Saint Remy's Wednesday Market
Aix-En-Provence
holds ten Market days
in various locations
Saints Maries de La Mer
holds market days on
Monday and Friday
Marseille holds 25
different markets with
an everyday market
and fish market at
the Old Port,
Eygalieres holds
a Friday market
Ten markets in
Aix-en-Provence
Four Markets in
Arles: Wednesday
and Saturday,
two of them once a
month
Aureille : Thursday
Market
Cassis:
Wednesday and
Friday
Salon de Provence:
six markets, every
day but Thursday
Provence Markets,
Village Markets
Rated the Best by a local
Monday: Cavallion,
Fontville
Tuesday: Istres
Wednesday: Saint Remy,
Mouries
Thursday: Bouc Bel Air,
Aurielle, Maussane Les
Apilles
Friday: Tarascon, Istres,
Cassis
Saturday: Arles, Apt
Sunday: Jouques, Plan
de Orgon
Provence Markets, Village
Markets Rated the Best by a
local
Monday: Cavallion, Fontville
Tuesday: Istres
Wednesday: Saint Remy, Mouries
Thursday: Bouc Bel Air, Aurielle,
Maussane Les Apilles
Friday: Tarascon, Istres, Cassis
Saturday: Arles, Apt
Sunday: Jouques, Plan de Orgon
Wednesday Market:
St. Remy
On Wednesday: St.
Remy has its
Market day in the
middle of the old
town,
This is a large
Market and
spreads over
several streets and
plazas.
Mouries holds a Wednesday
Market. ,Wines and Olive oils
come to the markets from the
vineyards and mills around
Mouries, St Remy, and Les
Baux, Artisanal goats cheese
and honey come from local
farmers
No Passing
for
commercial
vehicles
No
Passing
zone ends
Rotary with yield to traffic in rotary
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Speed limits will be clearly marked and the Rotary will be a welcome site with its directions to various
towns. Gassing up is similar to US with credit card and automatic shut-off at modern pumps. Car rental
are available in all large cities and at many TGV Train Stations..
Information for those renting a vehicle in Provence
Shop for your rental car online well ahead of your trip and choose
diesel (more economical) or gas, luggage space,(important)
standard or automatic,(important) two door, four door and other
options. See renting a vehicle in Provence
Fontville has market days on Monday and Friday
Saint Remy's Wednesday Market